[Old lady voice] What can change the nature of an RPG-pole? [/Old lady voice]

Er.. go Torment.

Actualy, Icewind Dale(2) and Baldur's Gate(2) both made allusions to Planescape: Torment. In both games there was some seer or somesuch who, if listing their visions, would mention a something in the Planescape: Torment game.. like the 'black-brambled garden'.

Ultima III is and always will be the best game on my list. Spent the better part of the summer glued to my C64. lets hear it for those of you who remember games without graphics zork 1 was truly a labor of love. does anyone remember floyd "does this mean we are going to do something stupid now" from planetfall.

There was nothing like Pool of Radiance at the time. The gold box series also had Forgotten Relams Unlimited Adventures - a toolset that allowed players to create their own worlds - and the original Neverwinter Nights (online.) Sound familiar?

Ultima was the best non-D&D computer RPG series IMHO. Ultima III was an awesome experience! Deus Ex deserves an honorable mention because you actually had gameplay choices that made a difference in how you played the game. Loved that game.

Final Fantasy was a groundbreaking console RPG. Final Fantasy II (IV in Japan) was best as it was the first console RPG to introduce a real story (as opposed to a plot as just a reason to adventure and level.)

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oh and I would like to nominate Wizards Crown for a runner up (anybody REM that game?)

Wow, I thought I was the only one who actually played that game! Rock!

Last Gasp

There is no Absolute Truth or Absolute Reality. That Truth is whatever the majority on hand want it to be.Real Truth is egalitarian and democratic and not at all compelled to
correspond to the world in any useful way. Truth has no respect for Right, What's Best, or Needs Must. Real Truth is a dangerous beast in need of caging in even the quietest of times.
Ask any prince or priest.
Real Truth was the First Traitor.
----Glen Cook

There was nothing like Pool of Radiance at the time. The gold box series also had Forgotten Relams Unlimited Adventures - a toolset that allowed players to create their own worlds - and the original Neverwinter Nights (online.) Sound familiar?

ahh a good point.. but do you REM a cheap little game called Adventure Construction Set? played it on an apple II+ think it was the first to let you make your own worlds and adventures... very cool....anybody else play this one?

There was nothing like Pool of Radiance at the time. The gold box series also had Forgotten Relams Unlimited Adventures - a toolset that allowed players to create their own worlds - and the original Neverwinter Nights (online.) Sound familiar?

ahh a good point.. but do you REM a cheap little game called Adventure Construction Set? played it on an apple II+ think it was the first to let you make your own worlds and adventures... very cool....anybody else play this one?

yep - by Electronic Arts; I wasted hours of my youth building adventures on my C64